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Laundromats in the Laredo, TX metro area

How the Laredo, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #343 of 364 scored metro areas
#23 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$138.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
Spending per listing
$7.7M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
281,224
+5.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for laundromats in the Laredo metro area is 21 (low), #343 of 364 scored metro areas and #23 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 laundromats in the Laredo metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Households in the Laredo metro area spend about $138.3M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,700 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.7M per laundromat, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in the Laredo metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,398 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Laredo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Laredo metro area compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the laundromats counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Laundromats in Laredo, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLaredo metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.71.6
Spending per listing$7.7M$11.5M$12.5M
Households per official establishment7,39812,65011,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.4%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,700$1,983$2,055
Median household income$63,058$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in the Laredo metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Laredo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
281,224+5.2% since 2020
Households
81,373
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$63,058+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,101
Median home value
$189,900
Jobs located here
100,368
Daytime population
263,275Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for laundromats, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Laredo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX86890.9$25M+14.0%#5 of 364
2Midland, TX6991.3$16.7M+9.8%#71 of 364
3College Station-Bryan, TX68111.0$17.1M+6.9%#76 of 364
4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX674291.5$14.3M+10.6%#79 of 364
5Lubbock, TX65161.1$15.6M+4.6%#90 of 364
6Sherman-Denison, TX5291.6$11.4M+12.8%#172 of 364
7Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX475322.0$10.3M+10.3%#199 of 364
8Tyler, TX47161.9$9.8M+7.8%#200 of 364
9Abilene, TX4691.4$12.9M+4.8%#202 of 364
10San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX431741.8$10.7M+9.5%#221 of 364
23Laredo, TX21182.2$7.7M+5.2%#343 of 364

Other business types in the Laredo metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in the Laredo, TX metro area?

The Laredo metro area has 18 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.

How much do households in the Laredo, TX metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $138.3M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $7.7M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 81,373 households in the Laredo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Laredo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

The Laredo metro area has 2.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $7.7M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, the Laredo metro area would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,398 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.

How fast is the Laredo, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Laredo metro area at 281,224 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 81,373 households. The median household income in the Laredo metro area is $63,058 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Laredo metro area scores 21 for laundromats (low), #343 of 364 scored metro areas.

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